Hoping I'm worried to soon

[azygous]

Almost all hens will take a rest between laying intervals. It's normal. I've also noticed that the more regular and prolific the layer, the more rest intervals they require. There are a finite number of eggs in a hens arsenal, and how she dispenses them is highly individual.

Blooie, I love the Pez dispenser analogy!

 

[sawilliams]

Pez dispensers run put too

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Pez dispensers run put too

Huh?

 

[User395221]

As for thier free range time I've walked the yard there isn't anywhere for any of them to hide eggs.

I didn't think they could be laying where one of them had chosen. Right in under a plumbago and a (prickly) rose. Maybe she felt they were safe from predators in there. They were certainly safe from me, I had to clip away foliage to get to her little stash.

 

[sawilliams]

No really there isn't any where for any of them to hide eggs. I have not bushes, brush or trees in my back yard except the bamboo that is in thier run. And almost everything else gets moved constantly. I mean my back yard isn't clean and landscaped beautifully. It's just sort of bare. Swing set shed garden. I almost wish I had plants the girls could possibly hide eggs in but I need a watering system before I can even extend my garden and that's one upgrade thats closer to the bottom of my list

 

[sawilliams]

Pez dispensers run OUT too

They were saying chickens aren't pez dispensers...

 

[User395221]

It's just sort of bare.

Ah, well it's not that, then. As already mentioned, it's quite normal for things to be a bit irregular at the beginning and end of fertility, so I wouldn't worry.

 

[sawilliams]

Good news. It's been almost 2 weeks and she finally laid an egg today. Thank you for all your help. Next time I'll know to give them 2-3 weeks before I worry add long as there are no other issues

 

[RuthiePoo]

reading this and am a bit relieved myself. I have the same dilema at the moment. 3 of my 5 new chooks have been laying and we;ve been getting 2-3 a day until 4 days ago when I got 1 and then nothing since. They all seem happy and healthy so I will stop worrying for now and wait and see. Might have to buy some store bought eggs though to get me through the drought.

 

[sawilliams]

I'm glad my concern could bring someone relief. She has been laying all week now and has upped her production to 3 in a row when before it was only every other day. So I'm thinking it's almost like a test cycle before they kick into regular laying production